Nurafshon

Nurafshon (Uzbek: Nurafshon / Нурафшон) is a district-level city and the administrative centre of Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. It is also the seat of the Oʻrtachirchiq District, but not part of it.[2] It has an area of 30 km2 (12 sq mi)[3] and the population of the city is 51,400 (2021).[1]

Nurafshon
Nurafshon / Нурафшон
Nurafshon is located in Uzbekistan
Nurafshon
Nurafshon
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°02′N 69°21′E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionTashkent Region
Area
  Total30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total51,400
  Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5

Until 2017, the town was known as Toytepa. The towns Yangihayot and Chigirik are part of the city.

History

Two Zoroastrian period ossuaries, dating to the 6th century, are kept in the Samarkand museum.

Economy

Important cotton processing enterprises exist in Nurafshon, mostly due to Uzbek-South Korean joint ventures. Fluorspar, the most important source of fluorine, is mined at Nurafshon.

References

  1. "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent regional department of statistics.
  2. "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
  3. "Toshkent viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Tashkent Region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent regional department of statistics.
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